How to live with Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness that is not easy to diagnose
nor to describe. Some symptoms of borderline personality disorder are intense
mood-swings, impulsive behaviors, and problems with self-worth. Along with this they also have problems with dealing with anxiety and stress. People with history of
borderline personality disorder usually comes from some kind of childhood trauma,
abuse or neglect. Being able to notice the symptoms is the first step to being able to
live a healthy and productive life. This will not happen in days, weeks or even
months. This kind of intense treatment can take years.
Taking the next step can be a hard one. That is getting treatment for yourself.
Like all illnesses it takes time as well as money. Finding the right doctor and
therapist is important to do. A doctor and therapist will help you get on the proper
medications that are needed to help treat borderline personality disorder. It is
common not to stay with the first therapist or doctor that you find. So feel free to
switch them to find one that you feel comfortable talking to and that you can be
honest with. Along with taking medications given by your doctor along with
treatment from the therapist will be the greatest help in the road to healing. While all
this is going on it can be a little scary and a bit overwhelming, so it is important to
stay positive and find good and healthy things in life. Eating healthy foods, getting
plenty of rest, exercising and avoiding things that can cause setbacks things like
drugs and alcohol. Having healthy habits can assist in reducing stress as well as
anxiety. Avoiding these things and following through with the previous things can
also help in reducing symptoms making them not so severe as well as making them
less frequent.
Having a supportive group is important part of living with borderline personality
disorder. So talk and be open with family and friends. Including them in on skills and treatment plans you and your doctor have put in place for you. Go over a plan so that others involved in your treatment will know what to do in case of a crisis. It is not
uncommon for people with borderline personality disorder to refuse treatment, so
having a support team in place can help with seeing things that may not be so
simple for you to see yourself.
Finally understanding and learning about what borderline personality disorder is
can help both you, your family and friends. So know as much as possible about
borderline personality disorder. There are many books about the illness as well as
support groups for both person living with the illness and your support team. Living
with or with someone who has borderline personality disorder can be draining both
emotional and physical. It will be easy to lose oneself dealing with treatment,
medication, doctors, and episodes. So it is extremely important to not to forget to
enjoy life, doing things you love and enjoying those who are around you.
English 1301 Comp.
October 9, 2014
Paper 2 Persuasive-Narrative
How to live with Borderline Personality Disorder